Apparently the single payer views must have been held very deeply, hidden in the minds of the Senators and the witnesses, since at no time
For more than 20 years, PNHPās Senior Health Policy Fellow Don McCanne, M.D. wrote a daily health policy update, taking an excerpt or quote from a health care news story or analysis and commenting on its significance to the single-payer movement.
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Sen. Baucus respects our views
Hearing on "Expanding Health Care Coverage"
Senate Committee on Finance
May 5, 2009
The opening of the hearing was disrupted by a passionate protest from the audience...
Person from
Medical student debt and specialty selection
This statement from a highly respected executive of a not-for-profit managed care organization, and this new GAO report, both further confirm what we already knew.
Medical student debt and specialty selection
Where Did All the Doctors Go?
The New York Times
May 3, 2009
Letters
To the Editor:
Re "Shortage of Doctors Proves Obstacle to Obama Goals" (front page, April 27),
Uwe Reinhardt's prescience on the auto industry
It was almost six years ago that Uwe Reinhardt called the Big Three "a social insurance system that sells cars to finance itself." We have
Uwe Reinhardt’s prescience on the auto industry
Obama Vows Swift Overhaul As Chrysler Enters Bankruptcy
By Peter Whoriskey, Brady Dennis and Kendra Marr
The Washington Post
May 1, 2009
Chrysler, the nation's third-largest automaker, filed for
Uwe Reinhardt's prescience on the auto industry
Obama Vows Swift Overhaul As Chrysler Enters Bankruptcy
By Peter Whoriskey, Brady Dennis and Kendra Marr
The Washington Post
May 1, 2009
Chrysler, the nation's third-largest automaker, filed for
Dr. Chaoulli's private clinic waiting room death
Dr. Chaoulli's patient did not die while on a waiting list for an elective orthopedic procedure. He collapsed and died in Dr. Chaoulli's private waiting
Dr. Chaoulli’s private clinic waiting room death
Waiting-room death triggers review of Quebec private clinic rules
Canadian Medicine
April 22, 2009
Quebec coroner Catherine Rudel-Tessier's report released today on the death of Jean-Jacques Sauvageau, who
Dr. Chaoulli's private clinic waiting room death
Waiting-room death triggers review of Quebec private clinic rules
Canadian Medicine
April 22, 2009
Quebec coroner Catherine Rudel-Tessier's report released today on the death of Jean-Jacques Sauvageau, who
Ed Show: Bernie Sanders on single payer
When the people lead, Congress will follow.
Ed Show: Bernie Sanders on single payer
Bernie Sanders on the Need for a Single Payer Health Care System
Ed Show
April 28, 2009
(Clip courtesy of Video Cafe)
Bernie Sanders: ... We can guarantee every